The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1887-10-13

vote for Grover Cleveland in 1888
Mrs. Belle Rogers keeps a neat, first,
class restaurant on Factory street
She also handles choice line of con-
fectionery and fancy canned goods
Orville Swain has lately opened a neat
restaurant and lunch counter, where be
is ready to feed the hungry at any and
all times of the day and night.
J. F. Staatz is one of the pioneer
merchants of Enterprise, having been
engaged in business in that city 13
years. Mr.. Staatz deals in dry goods.
groceries, boots aid shoes, clothing.
KEN fact, almost everything. John
Latte is also one of the old merchants
of the town and carries large stock
of groceries, queensware, hardware and
farming implements. Jacob Slemmer,
manager of the cooperative store, has
well stocked room of general mer-
chandiZe.
Hon. C. Case about three months
ago disposed of his bank at Windham.
Kansas. and purchased the controlling
interest of the Enterprise bank. Mr..
Case is also largely interested in En-
terprise real estate. The Enterprise
bank is doing sound substantial bu-
Siness, and Mr.. Cases investments in
Enterprise property has proven the
best investment of his life.
Enterprise has two well stocked lum-
Der yards, and both are well managed
and doing a good business. One is
owned by G. Nelson, formerly of White
City, and the other by E. F. Grosser.
Joseph Rim, an experienced and
skilled baker, has lately purchased the
Enterprise bakery. He is doing fine
business. Mr.. Rim also carries a
stock of canned goods, confectionery,
tobacco and cigars.
Enterprise has two we'll stocked and
equipped livery stables-one owned by
Peter Forslund and the other by Kirk
patrick Bros. Both stables run fine
line of buses to the different depots.
J. M. Hoey keeps a first class coal
yard.
E. Truhart, formerly with Hunter of
Abilene, is thriving as tonsorial art
list.
E. Holsworth, an old Enterprise boy,
has fine billiard hall.
oh Heilman, one of the old settlers
who is contractor and builder, never
lacks for work.
Isaac Olson, one of the neatest and
squarest boot and shoe makers in the
west, is kept busy from morning until
night.
A. E. Jones. who was school boy
in the town twelve years ago, is run
ming a confectionery stand.
F. Gabriel has been making wagons
in Enterprise for eleven years, and has
won reputation as a skilled. honest
workman.
w. w. Stevens is proprietor of first
class meat market.
G. Blaich, the veteran cigar maker,
is kept busy rolling Havan filters.
DR.. G. w. Brooks has cared for the
sickin Enterprise and vicinity for eight
years and is recognized as one of the
leading physicians of the county. DR..
w. c. Merrill, dnring three years resi-
dence, has won an enviable reputation.
Samuel Holsworth, the city and town.
ship assessor, has filled his present po-
sition for several years and is an old
resident of the city.
Herman Hassler is a most obliging
and competent 2. NJ.
Conrad Kohler, who has lived in En-
terprise for Is years, has served the
people in the legislature three times,
has been several times elected county
commissioner and at present is State
Senator from this district.
Prather & Hoffman and Fry & Wat
kinS are two live, wide-awake, rustling
real estate firms. DR.. Prather, of the
firm of Prather and Hoffman, came
from Minneapolis. Mimi, and has in
vested heavily in Enterprise real estate.
DR.. Prather is valuable acquisition
to the city, and by square dealing and
courteous ways has made many friends
His partner, Hob. c, B. Hoffman, is
the gentleman connected with the city's
big Touring mills. Prather & HOff-
mans new map of Enterprise and the
reading matter showing up the advant-
ages of the city that they have on hand
are square representations of the town.
Fry & Watkins are up and attending
TO business and are live firm, doing
business in live town. Mr.. Watkins
also holds the office of Justice of the
Peace.
All of the men and firms above men-
toned are energetic and doing a good
business, but there is room for others
1t is question of but a few month.
when the magnificent water power now
going to waste will be put into practi-
cal use. The fruits of her mills, facto-
RES aud shops will find a ready mar
zet in the west, northwest, south and
southwest.
The great Union Pacific, and the San
"a Fe that sends its main lines and
branches all over the west, are in ope-
ration at Enterprise, and the Rock
Island track is laid within ten miles |
If the city; and by the time the new
Rock Island depot, now being built at |
is completed Rock Island |
train will steam into the de-
,ot yards. In a few days three of the
greatest railroads on the globe will have
ssued their time tables with Enterprise
IS one of the main stations on their
ines.
Enterprise stands on a swell Of prai-
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